Make update JSON fetching run async too

addon/shatter/updater.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from hashlib import sha3_384
 from multiprocessing import Process
 import traceback
+import os
 
 import common
 import util
@@ -40,44 +41,30 @@ def download_json(source):
 
  return json.loads(data)
 
-def update_downloader(url, hash):
- try:
- import shutil, pathlib, os
-
- util.log(f"Downloading an update where:\n\turl = {url}\n\thash = {hash}")
-
- # Download data
- data = util.http_get_with_expected_hash(url, hash)
-
- if (not data):
- util.log("Update zip file failed to download or verify properly")
- os._exit(0)
-
- # Get the local file path
- path = common.TOOLS_HOME_FOLDER + "/" + url.split("/")[-1].replace("/", "").replace("\\", "")
-
- # Write the data
- pathlib.Path(path).write_bytes(data)
-
- util.log(f"Downloaded latest update to '{path}', extracting files now...")
-
- # Extract the files (installs update)
- shutil.unpack_archive(path, common.BLENDER_ADDONS_PATH, "zip")
-
- util.log("Addon has been updated")
-
- os._exit(0)
- except:
- util.log(traceback.print_exc())
- os._exit(1)
-
 def download_and_install_update(url, hash):
- """
- Download and install an update
- """
+ import shutil, pathlib
 
- p = Process(target = update_downloader, args = (url, hash))
- p.start()
+ util.log(f"Downloading an update where:\n\turl = {url}\n\thash = {hash}")
+
+ # Download data
+ data = util.http_get_with_expected_hash(url, hash)
+
+ if (not data):
+ util.log("Update zip file failed to download or verify properly")
+ return
+
+ # Get the local file path
+ path = common.TOOLS_HOME_FOLDER + "/" + url.split("/")[-1].replace("/", "").replace("\\", "")
+
+ # Write the data
+ pathlib.Path(path).write_bytes(data)
+
+ util.log(f"Downloaded latest update to '{path}', extracting files now...")
+
+ # Extract the files (installs update)
+ shutil.unpack_archive(path, common.BLENDER_ADDONS_PATH, "zip")
+
+ util.log("Addon has been updated")
 
 def version_compare(current, candidate, or_eq = False):
  """
@@ -170,12 +157,26 @@ def get_latest_version(current_version, release_channel, current_blender):
 
  return update
 
-def run_updater(current_version, channel, blender_version):
+def run_updater_task(current_version, channel, blender_version):
  """
- Display a popup if there is an update.
+ Check for and install an update
  """
 
- update = get_latest_version(current_version, channel, blender_version)
+ try:
+ update = get_latest_version(current_version, channel, blender_version)
+
+ if (update != None):
+ download_and_install_update(update.download, update.hash)
+
+ os._exit(0)
+ except:
+ util.log(traceback.print_exc())
+ os._exit(1)
+
+def run_updater(current_version, channel, blender_version):
+ """
+ Run the updater async
+ """
 
- if (update != None):
-  download_and_install_update(update.download, update.hash)
+ p = Process(target = run_updater_task, args = (current_version, channel, blender_version))
+ p.start()